a reason to support mccain (besides a death wish)

i lived in edinburgh, scotland for the first half of 2005. living in the united kingdom has plenty of great things to offer, but i'll always remember lots of rain, acerbic wit, and the bbc. rest assured, i watched a lot of the beeb while i was out there (despite dodging the licence fee like every good uni student).

one of the most entertaining things i ever saw on bbc was what is known as "prime minister's questions." long story short, every wednesday the prime minister would show up before the entire assembled parliament, and they would grill the hell out of him on national television. if you're anything like me, the first thought that comes to your mind is "jesus christ. bush wouldn't last ten minutes."

it brought a smile to my face to see this on slate:

"I will ask Congress," said the presumptive Republican nominee, "to grant me the privilege of coming before both houses to take questions, and address criticism, much the same as the prime minister of Great Britain appears regularly before the House of Commons."

this article was provided by loudmouth atheist fundamentalist christopher hitchens. feel free to read his commentary on mccain's idea if you like, but i personally find the man to be a jackass and stay away from his nonsense.